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McLennan-Hill Counties Chapter
Czech Heritage Society of Texas


2008 Officers

PRESIDENT - Joseph Janecka
502 Ward Ln. #836
Burleson, TX 76028-1700
817-295-3068
0010631@airmail.net

VICE PRESIDENT - John Blaha

2nd VICE PRESIDENT - Joyce Taggert
707 W. Billington
Waco, TX 76706-5207
254-662-3905

SECRETARY - Del Smajstrla
4217 Cumberland Rd. N
Ft. Worth, TX 76116-8103
817-737-6199

TREASURER - Dorothy Mahac
2601 State Hwy 171
Hubbard, TX 76648
254-533-2309

REPORTER - Nancy Polansky
1820 Trlica Rd.
West, TX 76691-1827
254-826-3523

HISTORIAN - Mildred Dokupil

NEWSLETTER EDITOR - Ed Middlebrook

LAISON TO CZECH REPUBLIC - Lillian Filer
1635 Mechell Rd.
West, TX 76691-9502
254-826-3588

DIRECTOR - Albin Petter
4708 Glenwood
Waco, TX 76708
254-757-1383

DIRECTOR - Evelyn Skopik
1705 Mountainview Dr.
Waco, TX 76710-2836
(254) 772-2424

DIRECTOR - Dr. Jim Bezdek, Jr.
1807 Concord Lane
Denton, TX 76205-5453

DIRECTOR - Eileen Lyster
2612 Sanger
Waco, TX 76707

DIRECTOR - Carroll Warschak

WEBMASTER - Joseph Janecka
502 Ward Ln. #836
Burleson, TX 76028-1700
817-295-3068
0010631@airmail.net


History

Founded on March 23, 1991 at West, Texas
First Officers: President, Raymond Marek, Vice-President, Alden Blanar Smith, Secretary, Kenneth Kubala, Treasurer, Willa Mae Cervenka, Reporter, Nancy Polansky, Historian, Henrietta Cervenka.  See a detailed history.


Meetings

The Chapter's quarterly meetings are followed by a short program, door prizes and svcina. The Chapter is glad to have four accordionists: Jim Bezdek, Joseph Kaspar, Albin Matus and Alphons Urbanovsky, who provide Czech music. Occasionally Czech songs are sung by volunteers. One favorite song is "To nase pisnicka ceska" (This Czech song of Ours). In it the words say: "This Czech song of ours, when it disappears, then we Czechs will no longer live".

Chapter dues are $12.50 yearly.


News and Events

Miss Amanda Gajdosik was crowned as the 2004 Miss McLennan-Hill Czech-Slovak Queen on January 11, 2004.  She is the daughter of Louis and Pam Gajdosik of West, Texas.  Amanda wore a 75 year-old southern Moravian kroje and for her talent performed a ballet solo to "Po Starych Zameckych Schodech."  Amanda's "Little Czech Sister" is Holly Soukup, the daughter of Henry and Theresa Soukup of West, Texas.

 

This page was last updated 02/24/2008